Making Connections for Bird Conservation:
Linking States, Provinces & Territories to Important Wintering and Breeding Grounds

In this document we use maps to summarize migratory connections between individual U. S. states, Canadian provinces & territories, and the regions that support the same birds at the other end of migration. With this information in hand, decision-makers can explore partnerships and mechanisms that would help further conservation action outside their borders. The document is composed of several parts – the TEXT of the document; MAPS of migratory connections from each state, province and territory; and the APPENDICES.

The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) has established the Southern Wings Program, focused on conserving state priority birds on their wintering grounds in Latin America and the Caribbean.